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    Macbook pro 2011 Late cannot enable dGPU again

    I'm struggling with some problem involved with enable dGPU AMD Radeon. To the needs of installation MacOS Catalina I had to disable discrete graphics card. I reboot into recovery mode and used command nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00 after reboot I again...
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    2011 MBA 13" — keyboard not working

    I have a 2011 MBA 13" 4GB RAM, 128 GB SSD, 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5. For the past few months, the top row of letters, from "Q" to "O", work intermittently or not at all. Four of the five vowels (e, i, o, u) are on the top row, so the buttons get a lot of use and it is infuriating when they give...
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    Should I update from Yosemite to Sierra

    Hello! Thanks for reading this. I need some advice. So I have an Early 2011, 13" macbook and am running Yosemite. Recently, I upgraded to an 8 GB RAM and put in a solid state harddrive. This has really changed the speed of my macbook which has been great. However, several programs I am wanting...
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    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB SATA 2.5"

    I got new Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB SATA 2.5" from my office. Can I use it for my internal HD of my ProMacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3?
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    Stuck pixel only when playing video?

    Hey, I have a 2011 13inch Macbook pro. When playing video on amazon prime or netfilx I have a stuck bright blue pixel in the top left of the screen. It disappears and works perfectly when I leave the video and also doesn't seem to appear when watching youtube or BBC iplayer. How can I fix this...
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    Ssd issue MacBook Pro 2011

    Hello, I have a Macbook pro early 2011. In short: I changed the battery with a compatible one from Amazon (not original) that works ok but I had 2 (3) ssd failure, the last ssd died after 2 month. in early 2013 i upgrade to 8 gb of ram and an ssd Samsung evo 840 or some thing like that (it...
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    Question: 2011 MBP installing SSD with no PORTS

    Macbook Pro 13" Early 2011 A1278 Goal: I want to put an SSD (1TB) to replace my original hard drive 500gb. Problem: my 2 usb ports do not work (only provide power but do no recognize anything -iphone, ssd, anything). I can't find a thunderbolt to sata, or firewire to sata connection...